Label and lid-holder for boxes.



No. 747,997. PATENTED DEC. 29, 1993.

' E. J. MITCHELL.

LABEL ANDLID'HO'LDER FOR BOXES APPLICATION TILED MAR. 5, 1903.

170 MODEL.

' Nl-TED STATES Patented December 29, 1903.

PAT NT OFFICE.

LABEL AND LID-HOLDER FOR BOXES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 747,997, dat d D c b29, 1903.

Application filed March 5, 1903. Serial No. 146.264. (N model.)

T0 at whom it may concern: metal,though it may be of pastebo ard, wood,Be it known that I, EDWARD J. MITCHELL, or other material. This extendsalong the acitizen of the United States, residing at Maunder face of thelid and is bent around on son City, in the county of Oerro Gordo and theback side of the lid, forming clasps Eand State of Iowa, have inventedcertain new overlapping the top, forminga stopG for the 55 and usefulImprovementsin Labels and Lidupper end of the lid B, as shown in 3.Holders for Boxes; and I do hereby declare This plate may be stamped torepresent a lathe following to be a full, clear, and exact bel, or alabel may be pasted thereon or atdescription of the invention, whichwill entaohed in any convenient manner.

able others skilled in the art to which it ap- Against each of theclasps E on the rear of 60 pertains to make and use the same. the box isfastened an arm H, which projects My invention relates to 'lid holdersfor down against the rear of the body of the box boxes,with specialreference to the holding of and holds the box at a given angle. Theselids of cigar-boxes and the display of the label may be made of wire andeasily bent to any thereon, together with the contents therein. angledesired. These arms are preferably '35 The labels which manufacturersand dealsomewhat longer than the thickness of the ers display uponcertain brands of cigars are box, and when at the full length the boxmay often exceedingly expensive and are of no use be tilted at an angleto the counter; but when when the contents of the box has been sold itis only desired to hold the lid at a given out; and the object ofmyinvention is to furposition with the box on a horizontal plane 70 nishmeans for attaching a label to a cover' they may be bent, as oneof themis shown in which can be readily removed when the box Fig. 7. They mayalso be removably secured is emptied and then attached to another box,to clasps E by loops 1, as shown in Fig. 6, and

'and thus one label will be sufficient for the in this condition may beadjusted so that use of a retail dealerin that brand of cigars. theirlower ends may project below the base 75 A further object is to providemeans whereof the box and hold the box at an angle to the by thelid ofthe box can be held open at an counter or adjusted to impinge againstthe angle for best display of the label and also back of the box in themanner in which one of the best display of the contents of the box. themis shown in Fig. 6.

3o Forabetter understanding of myinvehtion The modified form shown inFig. 5 repre- 80 and the mode of construction and use attensents thecentral portion of the plate cutaway, tion is invited to the followingspecification leaving the plate D in the formtof a frame, when taken inconnection with the drawings back of which the label is placed, with theaccompanying the same and forming a part frame surrounding the label.The edges of hereof. this plate may be ornamented and form part 85Figure 1 is a perspective view taken from of the label or a border forthe label. Its use, the front of a box having my invention therehowever,is the same whether used as a label on. Fig. 2 is the same as Fig. 1,taken from or a frame with the label beneath or above. the rear of thebox. Fig. 3 is a cross-section A convenient manner of the use of my deofthe cover and device thereon. Fig. 4 is a vice is substantially asfollows: The plate D, 90 longitudinal section of the cover through theif it be itself a label or if the label be pasted line m 00 of Fig. 1.Fig. 5 is a modified form upon the plate, is slid down on the lid of theof my invention; Fig. 6 is a modified form box, with an overlappingportion G resting on of one of the arms. Fig. 7 shows one arm the outeredge of the lid, and the claspsE probent and the other straight. ject onthe back side of the lid, with the arms 5 Like letters of referencedenote correspond H extending down the back of the box. The ing parts ineach of the drawings. angle at which the lid is desired to be usedReferring to the drawings, A is the body of having been determined, thearms H are bent the box, B the lid. Across the front of the to impingeagainst the rear of the box and hold the lid at that angle. When the boxis- I00 box is placed a plate D, preferably of sheet to another-boxcontaining the same brand of I cigars.

Having now described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a device of theclass described, the combination with a box having a hinged lid, of amember removably secured to the lid and covering one side thereof, andmeans on said member for retaining the lid at an angle to the box andfor elevating the rear end of the box, substantially as specified.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a box havinga hinged lid, of a plate secured to the inner side of the lid andconstructed to embrace the edges at the top and ends thereof, and meanson the plate for holding the lid at an angle to the box.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with a box havinga hinged lid, of a plate slidably mounted on the lid and having marginalflanges to embrace the edges one side of the lid and provided at itsopposite ends With flanges disposed parallel with the under face of thebody portion and adapted to embrace the other side of the lid at itsends, and arms on the flanges extending'below the same and intoengagement with the box.

5. In a label and lid-holder, a box, a lid hinged to the box, a plateadapted to be removably secured to the lid and flexible arms attached tosaid plate and adapted to project below the bottom of the box to sustainthe box at an angle to the counter and hold the lid at an angle to thebox.

6. In a label and lid -holder, a box, a lid hinged to the box, aremovable plate extending across the inner face of the box and adaptedto grasp the edges of the lid at opposite ends thereof, and flexiblearms secured to the plate and adapted to engage the box to hold the lidat any angle to the box.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

. EDWARD J. MITCHELL.

Witnesses:

T. A. POTTER, W. J. HOLAHAN.

